Deeply Integrating C11 Code Support into Isabelle/PIDE

We present a framework for C code in C11 syntax deeply integrated into the Isabelle/PIDE development environment. Our framework provides an abstract interface for verification back-ends to be plugged-in independently. Thus, various techniques such as deductive program verification or white-box testing can be applied to the same source, which is part of an integrated PIDE document model. Semantic back-ends are free to choose the supported C fragment and its semantics. In particular, they can differ on the chosen memory model or the specification mechanism for framing conditions. Our framework supports semantic annotations of C sources in the form of comments. Annotations serve to locally control back-end settings, and can express the term focus to which an annotation refers. Both the logical and the syntactic context are available when semantic annotations are evaluated. As a consequence, a formula in an annotation can refer both to HOL or C variables. Our approach demonstrates the degree of maturity and expressive power the Isabelle/PIDE subsystem has achieved in recent years. Our integration technique employs Lex and Yacc style grammars to ensure efficient deterministic parsing. We present two case studies for the integration of (known) semantic back-ends in order to validate the design decisions for our back-end interface.Comment: In Proceedings F-IDE 2019, arXiv:1912.0961

Tactic Program-Based Testing and Bounded Verification in Isabelle/HOL

International audienceProgram-based test-generation methods (also called "white-box" tests) are conventionally described in terms of a control flow graph and the generation of path conditions along the paths in this graph. In this paper, we present an alternative formalization based on state-exception monads that allows for direct derivations of path conditions from program presentations in them; the approach lends itself both for program-based testing procedures-designed to meet classical coverage criteria-and bounded verification. Our formalization is implemented in the Isabelle/HOL interactive theorem prover, where symbolic execution can be processed through tactics implementing test-generation strategies for various coverage criteria. The resulting environment is a major step towards testing support for the development of invariants and post-conditions in C verification environments similar to Isabelle/AutoCorres